Is Blue Origin a good company to work for?

Blue Origin has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,389 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 46% of employees would recommend working at Blue Origin to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Blue Origin have been left by employees working as Intern , Propulsion Engineer II and Manufacturing Engineer II .

Does Blue Origin pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Blue Origin employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Blue Origin. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Blue Origin?

46% of Blue Origin employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Blue Origin 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Blue Origin?

Engineer (76) , Integration Engineer (36) , Manufacturing Engineer (34) , Mechanical Engineer (34) , Intern (32) , Software Engineer (31) , Test Engineer (30) , CNC Machinist (21) , Propulsion Engineer (20) , Technician (17) , Aerospace Engineer (16) , Propulsion Engineer II (14) , Senior Engineer (14) , Project Manager (13) , Manager (12)

What are the pros of working at Blue Origin according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good if you're all about getting your soul sucked dry and not having a family life." ((in 128 reviews)); "Great people within your teams and teams you work for" ((in 126 reviews)); "Benefits are good." ((in 76 reviews)); "Most areas provide good work/life balance (especially if you take responsibility for setting those boundaries)." ((in 57 reviews)); "Blue has a great culture overall." ((in 46 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Blue Origin according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management brings down the company as a whole" ((in 108 reviews)); "Incredibly toxic behaviors from senior leadership" ((in 78 reviews)); "terrible upper management (though that's changing)" ((in 44 reviews)); "Floor supervisors try but upper managers have no clue." ((in 37 reviews)); "Long hours are the norm" ((in 22 reviews))

What are employees saying about Blue Origin layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Blue Origin layoffs and their outlook for job security at Blue Origin in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Blue Origin locations?

Kent , Merritt Island , Huntsville , Seattle , Cape Canaveral , Van Horn , Renton , Denver , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Reston , El Segundo , Titusville , Washington , Orlando , Melbourne , Atlanta , New York , Austin , Longmont , Highlands Ranch , Kennedy Sp Ct , Port St Lucie , Meritt Island , American Fork , Chicago , Maine , Florida , Milwaukee , Flint

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Blue Origin reviews

3.2

46% would recommend to a friend

(1,212 total reviews)

Dave Limp

34% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Career opportunities

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.8

Culture & values

2.2

Senior management

Blue Origin has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,212 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Blue Origin employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jan 1, 2022

Lots of potential

Manufacturing engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-The engineers and technicians are all awesome -Lots of room for you to grow in a technical manner

Cons

management, a lot of upper management causes Blue Origin to be more bureaucratic, and its causing blue origin to have a more boomer feel to it. The technical talent is almost akin to any of the other new space industries yet it seems like we keep not meeting our potential. Its akin to having a team with great players but horrible coaches and general managers

5.0

Dec 20, 2021

Rapidly growing and rapidly improving

Talent acquisition specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Blue has an incredible mission and they strive to value and empower their employees while pursuing their goals in a bullish way. This is really exciting and rewarding work and I've never been apart of a company where so many employees are so happy and fired up to work here. They just improved their 2022 health plans and 401k to be extremely competitive. As an employee I feel heard, compensated well, and feel as though I have a clear path for excellent career growth.

Cons

Blue is hyper focused on making the right hires so their interview process can be lengthier than others. Some view this as a con but as an employee, I appreciate it as it protects our culture and ensures we are working with the best in each respective field.

3.0

Dec 10, 2021

Plenty of leadership changes, just not enough good ones

Test engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Abundance of grounded, intelligent, and inspiring colleagues mostly all doing the best they can

Cons

Upper management mirrors US politics and mainstream media - scripted speeches, attempted manipulation of the masses, seemingly phony engagements and personas... Then somewhere up there (really seems to happen right at Bob given at least a few of the directors are really great) “not if…” just isn’t an acceptable answer. Engineering judgment and requests for what’s truly needed to accomplish the goals competently and without sacrificing the humanity of their workforce are ignored or overriden, which leads to no or improper information flowing up, compromised outcomes or unrealistic and missed deadlines with overworked staff, and not surprisingly then, high attrition and brain drain amidst rapidly growing programs without fully documented engineering or processes which only makes things even more challenging for those left.

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